Akin Gump has issued an alert on corporate compliance programs in criminal antitrust investigations. Effectively, The Department of Justice (DOJ) will now evaluate corporate compliance programs as a factor in determining whether to bring criminal antitrust charges and new guidance also clarifies how compliance programs factor into the DOJ sentencing recommendations.
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